Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 97 Chapter 97

"Yeah, we're having some issues with the lighting." I explained as Lindey made her way over to the scaffolding where Hayden was working.

"This technician isn't even wearing a safety harness. That's incredibly dangerous-safety should always come first," Lindey said, slipping effortlessly into her role as RiverwaveCorp chairman's wife. Actually, Hayden had been wearing a harness earlier, but he took it off when he came down. He only climbed back up for a quick fix, which was why he wasn't strapped in.

"Noted. We'll definitely keep that in mind," I replied, then called out to Hayden, "What are you doing up there without a harness? Get down now."

Surprisingly, Hayden didn't argue. He climbed down right away. "My bad. I'll be more careful from now on. Won't happen again," he admitted.

The way he said it, like a kid owning up to a mistake. It made me feel like I'd been too harsh, like I was picking on him.

Lindey turned to him and said, "Safety isn't just a rule-it's to protect yourself. You have a responsibility to take care of yourself. Only when you value yourself can you truly care for others, right?"

Lindey might not be running the show at the company anymore, but as the chairman's wife, she still got plenty of wisdom and life lessons to dish out.

But for some reason, her words didn't sit right with me.

"Yes, Mrs. Johnston," Hayden said, his tone all polite and proper.

"You all worked hard this morning, so I brought lunch. Go ahead and eat," Lindey's voice softened, taking on this nurturing, almost motherly vibe.

Hayden thanked her, then headed off to grab some food.

Lindey watched him, then said,

worker". Last night, Jace had looked down on Hayden with every

today. She must've heard

her view. "He's in charge

people way higher up the social

go to the office and eat while we

replied, not wanting to

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laid out the food. The dishes looked incredible, and, no surprise, they were all

this wasn't the same

I said, trying to

had to go through all this trouble," Lindey said, motioning for

to be told

*Slow

chuckled, noticing how fast I was scarfing down the

so good," I said, matching her light tone

wasn't lying-after so many years with the Johnstons, I'd gotten used

when I went along with it,

is it really over between you and Jace?" Lindey finally asked, her voice dipping

paused, mid-bite, and